Cobra 29 has bad connection

Manuals in the link tell you how to tune. What kind of 'modifications'?

https://www.google.com/search?q=Cobra+29+LX+max+manual

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if a mod has been done to the cobra 29 (all 29,s)the light will come on just find vr6 audio the radio as it comes on adjust vr6 untill it goes away,,,,always trust your watt meter(s.w.r scale)over the flashing light its really easy to do it beats paying a shop $10-$15

If you look at the tabs on the switch. You will have what looks like this.

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hook one wire to the center tab of one side. And then hook it to the top tab of the same side.

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Hope that helps.

no, they are completely different finals. The cobra 29 only has one, the 1000 has 2, one for side band and one for am.

Your mic or mic jack is faulty. Try a different mic. In cobra 29's and some other variants, when you disconnect the mic, the audio is disabled. It will still receive, and transmit(possibly) but you will hear nothing from the radio.

It could be,

• Broken wire on the back of the mic jack in the radio.
• Broken wire in the mic cord.
• Disconnected wires in the mic for the switch.
• Dirty mic connection pins.

Most likely the problem is with the mic, and not the radio.

Your SWR is probably NOT fine. You need to use an external meter if you have had work done to the radio. Especially if you have had a swing mod done to the radio. When you do this, the dead key of the radio is lower then the calibration knob on the radio can adjust for. It will always come up lower then it actually is.

Your radio might have been fine before the work was done on it because it was putting out very little power. Now you are most likely putting out 50 watts or more. Big jump from 4 watts.

When your raise the power in a radio, you will notice more when the antenna is not properly tuned.

In most cases with a stock CB, even when the antenna is not even near tuned, you will get a reading less then 1.5 anyway.

the more power you put out, the more important it is to have a good match.

But an external SWR meter, and check it. be careful if the ANT light is on.

You might also want to check your coax, connections to it, and your antenna for anything wrong.

VR4 same as any 29.

It sounds like the afc or IF pot is mistuned, May be the tech that did the super mod didn't adjust it completely correct.
Good Luck
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